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Chapter two: Horses, Unicorns and a Pegasus"What are we going to do?" LeChez asked. Everyone was scared, but Lisa didn't show her fear.
"Don't worry; I know this place," Lisa said, glancing around. Everyone looked puzzled. "I thought of this place, and I know what's here. Now, let's get to the house, it may take a while, but if we ride the horses, it won't take as long. You want to do that?" Lisa asked the group. All the girls nodded, but Toby and Jeremy didn't.
"Ok, so that's almost everyone. That leaves you two. Do you really want to be left behind?" she asked them. They slowly shook their heads. "There are a couple horses that are easy to ride, a few that are a little harder and two that are pretty hard. Alex, you have experience with horses, right? Can you ride bareback?" Alex nodded. "Ok, Alex and I get the toughest horses to ride; the two idiots get the easiest."
"Hey!" Jeremy and Toby said in unison. Jeremy went to poke Lisa again.
"Do you really want to do that? I can easily leave you behind." Jeremy's hand stopped in its track and went back to his side. "Now, that leaves the rest of you. I only know how to call two other horses, so Ashley and LeChez, you will have to share Tenba. This world has many surprises, and Tenba, Komiko, and Umaneroku are three of them. I will ride Umaneroku, and Baka will ride Komiko."
"Which baka?" Toby asked.
"Jeremy is Baka - and Ga-ru – and you are Idiot," She replied. "Now can I get to actually calling the horses?" Everyone nodded. Lisa turned away from the group. "These horses aren't called by name; if they hear a certain song, they come. Lisa then started to sing the song Unwritten. A black unicorn with a straight horn and hoofs with a reddish tint to them came galloping up.
"That's the one I'm going to ride; his name's Umaneroku," Lisa told the others. She grabbed onto his mane to keep him there and started the next song: Once Upon a December. A white horse galloped up and at the same time, a bay Pegasus flew down from the sky.
"Alex, you will be riding Phantom," Lisa gestured at the white horse. "And the Pegasus is Tenba." Lisa turned to Ashley and LeChez. "If Tenba starts to spread her wings, just push them back down with your legs. Otherwise, just hang on to her mane; she'll make sure you don't fall," she said with a small smile. Alex grabbed onto Phantom's mane, just as Lisa had done with Umaneroku. Tenba just stood there and sniffed at Ashley.
"Next, let's get Kelsey's horse out," Lisa sang the song Chocolate. A dark-brown horse with a white mane and tail came galloping. This horse had a brown saddle and bridle.
"Yay! I get a horse with a saddle!" Kelsey exclaimed she grabbed on to the rains.
"Now for the boys," Lisa said. She then sang I'll be There. A white unicorn galloped up.
"That is Komiko," Lisa said. She put a hand on Komiko's neck to stop her. When she stopped, Lisa put her hand on Komiko's cheek. Lights circled around Komiko's head and formed a bridle. She then put her hand on Komiko's back. White light formed a saddle like the bridle. She then handed the bridle to Jeremy, who took it reluctantly.
"One horse left!" Lisa said. She then sang quietly so that no one could hear. A brown horse with a red and green saddle came up. His saddle blanket was white and fuzzy and stuck out from under the saddle. The bridle was red and green also, and at the crown piece of the bridle, there were reindeer antlers and a Santa hat.
The group burst into laughter, except Toby.
"Let's mount," Lisa called out. She stood, making sure that everyone was able to mount. She was most worried about Ashley and LeChez, but Tenba had put a wing down, making a ramp for them to climb up. Lisa mounted, even though there was one other person who hadn't mounted yet: Toby.
"Do I have to ride this horse?" Toby asked.
"Yes, unless you want to be left behind to walk for two miles. By the way, the horse's name is Jingle" Lisa replied.
"Can't you call another horse?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"I don't know any of the other horses. Now can we get to the house?" Toby responded by getting up on Jingle.
"Alex, can you lead? There's a bridge over there. The other horses will follow. Ashley and Kelsey, you'll ride behind Alex, and behind you, the idiots will ride. I'll be in back, to make sure you won't do anything to confuse or spook your horses.
"Why do we have to ride in back, not including you?" Jeremy asked.
"I trust you the least. Go ahead, Alex," Lisa said. Alex brought Phantom into a walk. Soon, everyone was in the positions Lisa had told them.
The bridge was close to the forest, so they were riding close to the forest. A rustle in the bushes was heard, so Alex brought Phantom into a halt, halting the other horses. They were all gazing into the bushes when they saw a man come out. He was not alone: four others came out - one boy and three girls. The oldest one was the first one to emerge from the bushes. He had red hair and green eyes. The other boy looked quite a bit younger, but was still an adult. He had broad shoulders, dark hair and dark yellow eyes. The youngest were two of the girls. One of them looked like she could be the orange-haired man's daughter with the same color hair. The other one had darker hair and was the same age as the orange-haired girl. The other girl had white hair, but it was difficult to tell what her age was.
"Who are you?" Lisa asked them.
The orange haired man replied, "I am Firestar. These are Squirrelflight, Leafpool, Brambleclaw, and Frostfur."